'Maligned India': Govt defends cancelling US scribe's OCI card

The Centre has defended in the Delhi high court its decision to cancel the overseas citizen of India (OCI) card of United States-based journalist Raphael Satter saying he maligned Indian......

Dentist learns overseas citizens can't practice

Overseas Citizenship of India status does not quite amount to native Indian citizenship, Dr Rita Sikka, who relocated from Canada to New Delhi, found from experience. In her case, it did not allow......

OCI cardholder's rights cannot be curtailed arbitrarily: HC

Rights of an overseas citizen of India holding a valid OCI card cannot be curtailed arbitrarily, the Delhi high court has said while ruling that the deportation and blacklisting of an OCI card......

HC quashes govt order cancelling US-based professor's OCI card

The Delhi high court has set aside the Centre's order cancelling the Overseas Citizen of India card of a professor residing in the US on the allegation of being involved in "anti-India activities",......

Sitharaman urged to allow NRIs to invest in Indian stock markets

A prominent Indian Diaspora body, FIIDS, on Monday urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to allow non-resident Indians and overseas citizens of India (OCI) card holders to invest in the Indian......

PIOs likely to be kept out of beneficial ownership restrictions

The threshold for identification of BOs of FPIs on controlling ownership interest is 25 per cent in case of companies and 15 per cent in case of partnership firms Illustration: Uttam......

Why do economists like Raghuram Rajan leave India?

The ones who came more recently were clutching the green cards that gave them an escape hatch through which to return to green pastures: Arvind Panagariya, Raghuram Rajan, Arvind Subramanian and......

Cox & Kings to handle India visa services in US

The Indian Embassy in the US has announced to outsource its passport and visa related services to a new company for all its diplomatic missions in America following complaints against the current......

India Chasing Foreign-Born Footballers?

India CAIFF Confirms Talks With 33 OCI Players for National Team Revival IMAGE: Picture used for representational purpose only. Photograph: AIFF/X In a bold push to expand India’s talent pool,......

Why New Sports Policy May Revive Indian Soccer, Tennis

IMAGE: The All India Football Federation believes allowing OCI players could significantly improve the team's performance. Photograph: AIFF/X Players of Indian origin living abroad will be......

AIFF keen to tap OCI players under new policy

'This is a positive statement of intent and the AIFF will continue to work with FIFA and the government to do all things possible to strengthen the national team.' IMAGE: 'Wherever feasible,......

'BCCI ready to fund couple of Olympic disciplines'

IMAGE: BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla conveyed the Board's willingness to adopt a couple of Olympic disciplines during a meeting with Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi on......

AIFF's grand plans to improve Indian football...

IMAGE: Head coach Igor Stimac has already advocated the need to select PIO players for the Indian team. Photograph: AIFF/X The All India Football Federation is exploring the possibility of......